WAS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE TEXAS DATA BREACH?
Was your personal identifying information included in the most recent Texas data breach? The Texas comptroller’s office has released a…
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SUZUKI RECALLS ATVS
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 1,350 Suzuki QuadSport ATVs due to electronic defects in the…
Read More →LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL RECORDS DATA BREACH EXPOSES STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES TO RISK OF IDENTITY THEFT
Lancaster County School records for 25,000 students and 2,500 employees have been hacked. On April 12, 2011, the Lancaster County…
Read More →GLAXO SMITH KLINE BREACH NOTIFICATION LETTERS MAILED TO CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY EPSILON DATA BREACH
The Epsilon data breach includes more than just names and e-mail addresses. The Epsilon data breach also includes customer’s drug…
Read More →IV BAG LAWSUIT FILED
An Alabama family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a local drug company allegedly responsible for mixing a contaminated…
Read More →CUB CADET RECALLS RIDING LAWN MOWERS DUE TO BURN HAZARD
Cub Cadet is recalling 4,300 riding lawn mowers with potential fuel leak problems that pose a fire hazard. The Consumer…
Read More →SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EXPOSES THOUSANDS TO RISK OF ID THEFT
The Social Security Administration made public the names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers for over 36,000 people. The…
Read More →TEXAS COMPTROLLER DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION LETTER
Beginning April 13, 2011, the Texas Comptroller’s office will begin to mail breach notification letters to millions of Texans whose personal identifying information…
Read More →ALABAMA HOT SPOT FOR CONSUMER FRAUD & ID THEFT
According to the Federal Trade Commission, Alabama is a hot spot for consumer fraud and identity theft. Identity theft seems to increase…
Read More →ALABAMA CONTAMINATED IV FLUIDS LINKED TO PATIENT DEATHS
We are investigating claims involving the deaths of at least nine patients in Alabama hospitals related to contaminated intravenous (IV)…
Read More →IDENTITY THEFT #1 CONSUMER COMPLAINT TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION IN 2010
For the 11th consecutive year, in 2010, identity theft was at the top of complaint list submitted by consumers the FTC, according to…
Read More →MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAM CHECKS IN THE MAIL
In the last month, the FTC mailed over 1,400 refund checks totaling $1.25 million to consumers defrauded by a mortgage…
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